People turning up drunk at emergency departments increasingly older

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Lead author Dr Laura Joyce says excess alcohol consumption is a growing problem for EDs, accounting for 11 percent of ED visits in 2022, up from five percent in 2013. (file image) Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi